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Cedar Walton

Born: January 17, 1934

For over 25 years, pianist Cedar Walton has enjoyed an uptempo career, which never seems to slow down. Maintaining a non-stop itinerary, Walton has accompanied a litany of Jazz greats while also fronting his own successful groups. Born January 17, 1934 in Dallas, Texas, Walton set his sights on a career in music at an early age. An after- hours gig at the Denver Club introduced him to notable musicians like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane, who would sit in with Walton's group when they passed through town.

From there, Walton ventured to New York and began to work locally with Lou Donaldson, Gigi Gryce, Sonny Rollins and Kenny Dorham before landing his first touring job with J.J. Johnson. Soon after, the pianist made his recording debut backing Kenny Dorham on the Riverside album Kenny Dorham Sings. He also made two records with J.J. Johnson' s group on Columbia Records before joining the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet, a group he toured and recorded with for two years. Walton's next major musical association was with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. During his three years tenure with Blakey, Walton stepped forward a composer, contributing originals like Mosaic and The Promised Land to the group's recordings for the Blue Note and Riverside labels.

Heavy Hitters: That's What's Up!

by Jack Bowers
January 3, 2025

Heavy Hitters is a superb New York-based sextet co-led by pianist Mike LeDonne and tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander. Individually and as a team, the Hitters keep their eyes squarely on the ball, swing for the fences and, more often than not, slam the spheroid solidly out of the park. And on this typically upbeat session they ...

Venanzio Venditti Quintet: Inside

by Neri Pollastri
December 19, 2024

Tenorsassofonista abruzzese dalle molte esperienze e collaborazioni, Venanzio Venditti presenta questo lavoro in quintetto, uscito per Alfa Music nei primi mesi del 2024, nel quale senza imbarazzi o mascheramenti si rifà “ai grandi musicisti del passato," omaggiandoli in tre brani e lasciandosi ispirare per le sette composizioni originali, sviluppando una musica ben piantata nel solco della ...

Marco Pennisi: la Red Records di oggi

by Libero Farnè
December 9, 2024

La foto riportata qui sopra, scattata da Curti Parini, è emblematica perché rappresenta il passato e il presente della Red Records, storica casa discografica milanese che dal 2021 ha ripreso quota, incrementando le sue mirate edizioni. Da sinistra possiamo distinguere Tommaso Belletti (digitale e promozione), Cem Cansu (store manager), l'attuale produttore e responsabile Marco Pennisi, Sergio ...

Steve Davis Quintet at Smoke Jazz Club

by G. Pascal Zachary
November 23, 2024

Steve Davis Quintet SMOKE Jazz & Supper Club New York, NY November 7, 2024 Steve Davis is a compelling trombonist who has gained deserved attention from his periodic gigs at Smoke and for his excellent recent recordings on Smoke's Sessions label, which draws chiefly on live performances from this cozy club ...

Philippe Vieux

Born: January 17, 1972

The musicianship of Philippe Vieux has touched and impressed audiences and peers worldwide for over four decades, while spanning five continents.  A native of San Francisco:  he is a composer/producer, multi award winning recording artist and educator.

Starting on piano at the age of three, Philippe diligently studied music; expanding into theoretical harmony and experimentation in composition and arrangement.   By 1990, Vieux had truly found his own voice and begun to win the respect of his musical elders.  While still in high school, he placed a concentration on the saxophone and began studying composition, while simultaneously staying active by playing in orchestras and jazz groups.

Roy Hargrove's Crisol: Grande-Terre

by Chris May
October 21, 2024

Increasingly and with growing momentum, right up until he died at the young age of 55 in 2018, Roy Hargrove was a standard bearer for a new kind of African American jazz. The recipe embraced a variety of styles--jazz, Afro-Cuban music, funk, hip hop and soul--and it influenced a generation of musicians in jazz and beyond. ...

Cedar Walton One Flight Down

by Thomas Conrad
September 1, 2024

They are thinning out: the ranks of pianists who can trace their lineage directly back to primary sources like J.J. Johnson, the early Jazz Messengers of Art Blakey, and the Jazztet of Art Farmer and Benny Golson. In the last few years, we have lost Tommy Flanagan, Mal Waldron, Roland Hanna, Dodo Marmarosa, Russ Freeman, Frank ...

My Conversation with Bob Berg

by Mike Brannon
August 13, 2024

This article first appeared at All About Jazz in March 2002. The probability that you've heard Bob Berg's distinctive, soulful, intelligent soloing is very high if you've heard the more contemporary work of Miles Davis, Mike Stern, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Gary Burton, Randy Brecker, Jaco Pastorius and now a new version ...

Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil

by Scott Gudell
July 5, 2024

If one wanted to capture a 'who's who' snapshot of the jazz icons of the mid-'70s, into the '80s and beyond, one of the best ways to start was to see if they had added their name to the list of artists who recorded and/or released a 'Live at Sweet Basil' collection. The New York City ...